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Quashing of FIR registered on charges of sexual harassment merely on apology would set a bad precedent: Delhi HC

Delhi High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of R.K. Gauba, J. dismissed a petition filed under Section 482 CrPC for quashing

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Suit not maintainable as matter to go through arbitration by virtue of Section 8 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996

Punjab and Haryana High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Amit Rawal, J., allowed a revision petition which was filed against

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Child custody denied to father holding it would be highly unjust and traumatic for the child

Delhi High Court: A Division Bench comprising of G.S. Sistani and Sangita Dhingra Sehgal, JJ. dismissed an appeal filed against the order

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Endorsement of ‘not claimed’ cannot be read as ‘refusal to accept’ the service of summons under Order V CPC

Bombay High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of A.M. Dhavale, J. allowed an appeal filed by the appellant-wife challenging an ex-parte

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Requirement of ‘A’ Grade in past 5 years for appointment to post of District Judge not arbitrary: Delhi HC

“High Court is the body which is intimately familiar with efficiency and quality of officers, fit to be promoted as District Judges.”

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Rape accused acquitted holding the prosecution case to be artificial and concocted: SC

“Courts shoulder a great responsibility while trying an accused on charge of rape. They must deal with such cases with utmost sensitivity.”

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Court not empowered to dissolve marriage on the ground of irretrievable breakdown: Delhi HC

Delhi High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of J.R. Midha, J. dismissed the appeal filed by the appellant-husband against the order

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Disputed question of facts cannot be determined by NCLT; application under Section 9 I&B Code rejected: NCLAT

National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT): A two-member bench comprising of Justice S.J. Mukhopadhaya, Chairperson and Justice Bansi Lal Bhat, Member (Judicial)

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Fraud vitiates everything—Magistrate not barred under CrPC from recalling his order procured by misleading the court

Bombay High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Mangesh S. Patil, J. dismissed a writ petition filed against the order of

Case Briefs Supreme Court

National Plan with regard to Drug Demand Reduction finalised

Supreme Court: The Bench comprising of CJ Dipak Misra and A.M. Khanwilkar and Dr D.Y. Chandrachud, JJ., addressed the matter concerning “Monitoring

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Delhi HC asks for the removal of posts pertaining to the confidential business data of “ANI Technologies”

Delhi High Court: A Single Judge bench comprising of Justice Jayant Nath, J., addressed an application placed under Order 39 Rule 1

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NOTA| “Idea may look attractive but its application defeats fairness ingrained in indirect election”: SC

“Introduction of NOTA will be an anathema to the fundamental criterion of democracy.” Supreme Court: The Bench comprising of CJ Dipak Misra

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission

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A genuine claim is not to be rejected by the insurer only on account of delay in its submission

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC): A Singh Member Bench of V.K. Jain, Member, dismissed a revision petition filed against the order

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Relatives of husband acquitted of charge under Section 498-A IPC on finding allegations to be omnibus and unspecific: SC

Supreme Court: The Bench comprising of S.A. Bobde and L. Nageswara Rao, JJ. allowed a criminal petition filed against the judgment of

Case Briefs High Courts

No recovery can be done from the retiral benefits without conforming to the principles of natural justice

Jharkhand High Court: A Single Judge Bench of Dr S.N. Pathak, J., partly allowed a writ petition filed against the order of

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Limitation Act not applicable on election petition; appeal filed after the period prescribed under Haryana Panchayati Raj Act held barred by limitation: SC

Supreme Court: The Bench comprising of CJ Dipak Misra and Dr D.Y. Chandrachud, J. held that the election petition filed after the

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Effect of permanent disability on earning capacity of injured must be considered while awarding compensation under MV Act: SC

Supreme Court: The Bench comprising of Rohinton Fali Nariman and Indu Malhotra, JJ. allowed an appeal filed against the order of Bombay

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CCI dismisses the allegation of ‘anti-competitive’ practice against Timex Group

Competition Commission of India (CCI): The Bench comprising of Sudhir Mital, Chairperson and Augustine Peter, U.C. Nahta and G.P. Mittal, Members, while

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Providing ‘justifiable reasons’ to support grant or refusal of stay is a sine qua non: SC

Supreme Court: A Bench comprising of Abhay Manohar Sapre and Uday U. Lalit, JJ. allowed an appeal filed against the order of